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ZŌ

Ohad Naharin

Ohad Naharin collaborated with DJ and composer Tai Rona, and together they created an immersive dance and sound experience in an intimate space where there is no longer any distance between audience and dancer. In ZŌ, the audience is fully immersed in Naharin’s world, filled with theatricality, multilingual singing, dynamics, and humanity.

Credits

Choreography
Ohad Naharin
Music
Sound design: Dudi Bell
Soundtrack and Original Music: Tai Rona and Maxim Warrat.

“Usseewa” by Ado, “Nana Del Caballo Grande” by Camaron De La Isla, “Anthem Berlin” by Alva Noto, “Blink” by Hiroshi Yoshimura, “Coro Delle Lavandaie” by Roberto De Simone performed by Nuova Compagnia Di Canto Popolare, “Outro” by Sofie Birch & Antonina Nowacka, “Ksheor Dolek” by Elysian fields, “Wei Wei Wei” by Gong Gong Gong, “A Forest” by Alva Noto, “Showroom Dummies” by Señor Coconut, “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” by Abba, “Born, Never Asked” by Big Science, “Waveguide” by Corticyte
Lighting design
Avi Yona (Bambi) Bueno
Set design
Gadi Tzachor (and props design)
Costume design
Eri Nakamura (and styling)
NDT rehearsal directors
Lucas Crandall, Tamako Akiyama
Co-creators
Batsheva company’s dancers (2025 season) and Annika Verplancke
Sound design
Dudi Bell
Staged by
Annika Verplancke and Ian Robinson
Duration
75 minutes
Premiere date
June 11, 2026
Premiere location
Amare, Den Haag
Premiere company
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Dancers NDT 1

Alexander Andison, Demi Bawon, Anna Bekirova, Conner Bormann, Viola Busi, Pamela Campos, Emmit Cawley, Conner Chew, Scott Fowler, Surimu Fukushi, Barry Gans, Ricardo Hartley III, Nicole Ishimaru, Chuck Jones, Genevieve O’Keeffe, Paloma Lassere, Casper Mott, Omani Ormskirk, Kele Roberson, Gabriele Rolle, Rebecca Speroni, Yukino Takaura, Theophilus Veselý, Nicole Ward, Sophie Whittome, Rui-Ting Yu, Zenon Zubyk

World premiere

Batsheva Dance Company. December 2025, Varda Hall, Suzanne Dellal Centre, Tel-Aviv

Photos

  1. Two dancers with foreheads touching, an intimate encounter filled with focus and physical connection
  2. Duet featuring an intricate lift, taut lines and trust in a powerful partnering sequence
  3. Dancers in colorful outfits stand close together, arms interlocked, strength and unity palpable
  4. Two dancers in expansive movement, flowing arms and dynamic lines carving through space
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  6. Two dancers in blue light connected through a hand on a head, a quiet physical dialogue
  7. Solo dancer glides through space with refined gestures and fluid, sculptural movement
  8. ZŌ Ohad Naharin ©Rahi Rezvani 2026_online_2
  9. A group of dancers bend forward with their arms linked.
  10. Solo dancer in a deep low pose on an empty stage, balancing strength and precision
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  12. Rehearsal on a circular stage beneath theatre lights, choreographer among dancers in creative exchange
  13. Dancers moving beneath a ring of stage lights, blurred motion evokes collective energy and rhythm

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